Chapter 34: The Human Heart Is Unfathomable!
Confucian thought: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you". Then why did Dong Zhongshu offer to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to "depose the hundred schools and respect Confucianism".
Hundred schools of thought always contradict themselves. In the final analysis, it is nothing more than "use what you need, and discard what you hate".
Hai Wuxian doesn't expect to be able to affect the other party with a happy conversation, just a bait that can be put down in order to guide the other party more smoothly in the future, as long as the other party is forced to have no way out, he can naturally understand him.
"Ahem!" The liquor hurt his body, not to mention the already weak Hai Wuji, Hai Wuji looked at the blood in his hands, and this time he vomited blood for the first time.
The people in the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Industry are always on guard against each other, and both the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Officials are afraid that both sides will kill Chen Xiu, and they are worried that their handles will be known by the other party. No one dared to contact Chen Xiu head-on, and at the same time sent someone to spy on him, in short, the relationship between the two was a little delicate.
Even when I met Hai Wuxian by chance, most of the silver sent was the handiwork of the two, otherwise who would be idle and go out with thousands of silver tickets in their pockets? After all, a catcher from the Pacification Division suddenly appeared to test the water for them.
Let's see how many secrets Chen Xiu knows and how many secrets he knows. If Chen Xiu has the certainty of knocking his opponent down once, then protect it. If it's just a trivial matter, you might as well let him disappear.
Chen Xiu was looking in the mirror at this time, he didn't know what kind of madman the person called Wuji was? How could anyone talk about conditions like that? When the knife was on his neck, it really scared him! When the madman spoke close to his ear, he had skimmed his eyes without a trace, and the madman's eyes were completely colorless, as numb as a butcher had killed a dozen pigs.
"Shhh The wound was a little hot, and there were suddenly many scratches on his neck, which affected his Chen Xiu's temperament, and he would have to work later! The red girl invited by Qin Huai hasn't left yet, I heard that there is going to be a banquet to entertain the scholars of the poetry club, and there must be a lot of fat sheep on the scene!
Originally, I was going to use the token pit to calm the Fusi! Now that the chickens and eggs are beating, that madman will definitely return the token, and from his tone, he can tell that the madman doesn't seem to want Hai Wuxian to be locked up. But it's none of his business, Hai Wuxian will definitely find trouble for himself after he comes out, what can he do? Help? No, what are you doing so yourself? Counter-plotting? Not at all! The garbage of the Ministry of Labor doesn't know if it's coming or not!
Forget it, let's go slaughter the fat sheep first, and then talk about it!
Hai Wuxian was squatting on the ground, the stamina of the wine was a little big, and there was no reaction at first, when he said goodbye to Wuxian, he felt that he could drink a few more jars, why was he so dizzy now?
"Is that him?" Hai Wuxian only vaguely heard this sentence, and then he didn't know anything and fell asleep.
It was overcast and rainy, and my hands and feet were tied, and my mouth was stuffed with strips of cloth. There was dust everywhere, overturned tables and chairs, broken dishes, a pile of dry wood piled up in the corner, and the rest of the place was quite empty, looking like a firewood house that had not been taken care of for a long time.
Hai Wuxian twisted his stiff neck, the sourness was quite strong, not like a hangover. Could it be that after spending the night in a prison cell, you have bad luck on your body? Who are you targeting? No trace? No way! The wine was in a jug, and the other party drank more than him, so it was ruled out. Chen Xiu? It's impossible, he knows that he is from the Suppression Division, and it's too late to hide. Accidentally? Gangsters? It's impossible, I don't dress like a rich boy, and I spent one night in a prison cell, and I look quite down.
Hai Wuxian was thinking about it when the door opened. Two men threw in a tied person again, why use "again"? Because Hai Wuxian also felt pain all over his body, he estimated that he was thrown in so roughly.
Hey? is still an acquaintance, and the person who threw it in was Chen Xiu. Unlike Hai Wuxian, he was thrown in in a daze, while Chen Xiu was thrown in when he was awake. Just choked with a whimper, and a black cloth was stuffed in his mouth, which looked dirtier than Hai Wuxian's mouth.
The two men threw people in and retreated, but on the contrary, it was a short figure who came in, and Hai Wuxian didn't know it. But Chen Xiu knew.
Chen Xiu originally planned to choose a fat sheep among that group of stupid scholars, but he didn't expect to meet Bai Jiantang, who had been deceived. So, naturally, he was tied up.
As for why Hai Wuxian, of course, it was because after Bai Jiantang found out that he had been deceived, he was going to go to Chen Xiu to settle accounts, and even that Qingjin was going to be tied up together, but he couldn't afford to provoke the owner of Zuichun Building.
Bai Jiantang took aim at Chen Xiu that day, but he didn't expect a sea to suddenly appear, and when he heard that it was a quick catch, he didn't make a move. Later, it was rumored that someone pretended to be arrested, and he was arrested by the Yamen. Bai Jiantang thought that he had been deceived by them again. So he found someone to stare at Hai Wuxian and Chen Xiu.
Bai Jiantang originally planned to clean up Chen Xiu first, but he didn't expect that the person who pretended to be a fast catcher was suddenly released again. So he found someone to tie them up together. After all, it was cleaned up separately, and it cost double the amount of silver to hire people, and although his family was rich, it was not blown by the wind. If you can save it, you can save it, after all, you were just cheated by Chen Xiu, and you don't have much money on you, so you don't dare to ask your family.
"Yo! Awake? Bai Jiantang first said this to Hai Wuxian, and then kicked Chen Xiu's feet. Squatted down and pulled out the rags from Chen Xiu's mouth.
"He's really calming the division!" As soon as Chen Xiu said this, he was pinched by Bai Jiantang.
"The arrest of the Suppression Division is still in prison? Is it really stupid to be a young master? Bai Jiantang said hatefully. Still trying to lie to me? It's not that he didn't think about reporting to the official, last time he snatched the book by himself, and he might not be able to win the lawsuit, so he decided to do it himself and teach the other party a lesson.
Hai Wuxian looked at Chen Xiu and wondered if he had been locked up in the blood prison for too long and was stupid? Man is a sword, I am a fish! Do you dare to speak harshly in this situation? What's more, I'm catching you fast? Do you want you to remind me of my existence?
Sure enough, when Bai Jiantang heard the other party mention Hai Wuxian, he remembered that there was another person here. Standing up, he slowly walked towards Hai Wuxian, ripped off the strip of cloth from Hai Wuxian's mouth, and asked, "What!" I also want to follow him to continue to deceive people, and tell you that the young master saw it that day, and you followed him to steal other people's money bags. Young Master Ben is curious about how you escaped from the yamen? ”
"Didn't you steal some money that day? I took care of the servants. Hai Wuxian could only say. Only a fool told the truth, privately helped rob the court officials, and waited for the other party to kill him honestly?
Bai Jiantang gave him a look of "you know the current affairs", and turned back to Chen Xiu's side.
"How? Your accomplices have been recruited, don't pull it off on the suppression division, say! How could you think of cheating money from Young Master Ben? Did the third child let you do this? ”
"That's right! It's the third master who called the little one to do it, how dare he break ground on Tai Sui's head! "Chen Xiu doesn't know who the third child is, but suddenly he has a target who can pull the hatred away, of course he has to transfer the danger!
"Humph! I knew that he did it, and he always counted me down in front of my grandfather. ”
Hearing Chen Xiu's answer, Bai Jiantang had to hurry back, maybe the third child was saying something to him behind his back, he was not treated by his grandfather because he had repeatedly failed the list, although his parents bought him the identity of a showman, but he had already aroused the jealousy of other people in the family, if the news of being deceived this time spread, it would be troublesome.
"You two should ask where they hid the money they cheated the young master here? Find out and divide it in half of you. After Bai Jiantang finished speaking, he hurriedly ran back.
The man nodded and walked into the firewood room. The other seemed to feel that it was just two people who were tied up, and they both came in, which was a bit overkill, so they didn't follow up.
"Little white face, let's say, where is the silver hidden?" The man who walked in asked Chen Xiu. Idle all day long in the Qinglou, the big man hates this kind of person.
"This big brother! The younger brother has not only defrauded Bai Gongzi's money these days, but also other people's property, since the eldest brother wants it, then the younger brother should give it to him, but if it is divided equally? The eldest brother didn't realize that the surname Bai was a bit excessive? They all eat according to their skills, and the one surnamed Bai just wants to take half of it with his mouth, but it is the eldest brother and the brothers outside who do the work. Chen Xiu persuaded him.
"Seeing that you are a little white face, I didn't expect what you said to be quite reasonable! But when it comes out, integrity is the most important. Agreeing to other people's things, repenting halfway, and spreading it can insult the reputation of the brother. Don't mess around, hurry up, where is the silver? ”
"Is the eldest brother really willing? That's a lot of money! Chen Xiu continued to tempt.
"Oh? How much? ”
"Three hundred and fifty thousand taels! Although it is not as good as the Bai family, it can finally be rich here. Big brother is not impressed? ”
"Three hundred and fifty thousand taels?" Dahan was a little moved.
"How? 350,000 taels for the eldest brother to divide equally, each person can get 170,000 taels, not only can you buy a house with three in and three out, but also can marry a few concubines, it is better than giving the surname Bai 170,000, the eldest brother and brother will divide 80,000, 80,000 can only buy a house that is not big or small at most. Chen Xiu's words were very tempting, and he subconsciously made the big man have a trace of the idea of being alone.
The big man licked his lips and looked out of the door intentionally or unintentionally. As if deciding something, Dahan walked out the door. After a while, the sound of the two arguing was heard.
"It's really useful to sow discord, but didn't you notice that the expressions of those two men are somewhat similar, and they are probably brothers?" Hai Wuxian didn't speak until the man's quarrel came out.
"A person's eyes are black and his heart is red, but sometimes when his eyes are red, his heart is black. At present, what do you care about brothers? However, the sea catcher doesn't seem to be in a hurry? Chen Xiu replied.
Hai Wuxian stretched out his hands, and the rope tied to his hands had fallen off at some point. Seeing this, Chen Xiu immediately shouted: "Brother Hai, you and I are both fallen people at the end of the world, how about taking a hand?" ”
Suddenly, the quarrel outside stopped, as Chen Xiu said, his eyes turned red and his heart turned black, and the big man rushed in, still holding a bloody knife in his hand. When the big man saw that Hai Wuxian had broken free, he turned on a ruthless face and waved his knife to look at Hai Wuxian.